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Yeah them too. I wish we were like Huddersfield and Bournemouth and Leicester.

I wish we were like Huddersfield and Bournemouth

I like Forster, I think we could do a lot worse. But for those that don't agree, signing a new 5 year deal is the best indication yet that he's on his way out very soon.

Keep at it. If you persevere long enough eventually it will turn into a Shakesperian sonnet.

All as predicted on here.

I think what he was trying to say is that unfortunately, while these works look great, they are not the real “big ticket” items. Everyone has seen earlier reports of potential costs of around £5m and that is the broad number we are working to. ‘However, having seen deep into the South stand this summer, I would now expect a few surprises to come out of the woodwork on further projects. It’s like doing up an old car or property, it’s not an exact science. ‘By the end of these current works, all the remaining escrow money will have been spent – and some more. ‘The additional money has come from the club’s contingency fund, which itself has been helped by increased cash flow from the promotion to League One.

Is anybody keeping an eye on eBay?

Can I join in too? :lol:

I wouldn't go there. In Glasgow a balance sheet is something to stop you falling out of bed when you're ****ed.

...and a heck of a lot less taxpayers paying for it. Or should that be fewer?

But I'm sure you can sleep well now at night, knowing that you paid for the free education for today's thirty- and forty-somethings

His return from injury the season before almost single-handedly turned our season around

It brings it all back now. I remember getting that letter from the Inland Revenue 40 years ago, when I first started to earn a salary, like it was yesterday. The one that asked me to confirm whether I would like to pay income tax and national insurance to the old people so that they could get free medical treatment and pensions, or would I rather keep it all to buy myself a nice house to get rich quick.

It is. Every time you fill up your tank.

Bingo

Sue, you've read Steve's post in Site Suggestions haven't you?

If the talks are secret it will only be in the Daily Mirror.

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Eh? The prosecutions are under law that was in existence at the time of the tragedy, nothing to do with Brexit. If you are referring to Grenfell, my view is that Mr. Jobsworth armed with his clipboard, will be much more aware of the potential consequences of turning a blind eye, and now that the authorities have shown willingness to prosecute individuals, the H&S brigade will tighten up their recommendations and requirements. All within the existing rules. I doubt that Brexit will make a blind bit of difference. And if you're referring to deregulation I think a suggestion that Brexit would lead to a dilution of safety provisions at sporting events is pretty creative thinking. Have you ever considered working for an academic think tank? The great repeal bill will simply remove the automatic superiority of the CJEU over our domestic UK courts that was created by the 1975 Act and require that any new European regulations would need to be approved by our parliament to become effective in the UK. I'm struggling to see how that will affect safety regulations at football grounds.

If only we could have had the strong and stable leadership that Jeremy Corbyn and his loyal band of supporters would have brought to government.

Apportioning criminal liability to individuals, as opposed to vague corporate liability usually resulting from H&S breaches means that the pendulum will definitely swing towards individuals not taking any chances with respect to safety certification or capacity issues and more money will definitely be required, particularly at decrepit buildings like FP. Budgets will be under pressure. They can't afford Fratton Park, it will ruin them. Deregulation shifts liability, it doesnt make it disappear.

I see the former club secretary at Sheffield Wednesday is to be prosecuted over Hillsborough. That, and the recent Grenfell tragedy, is going to hurt the player budgets of skint clubs like Pompey.

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I think I can probably agree that you think that. To a certain extent. Possibly.